Norah Abdul Rahman

Datuk Hajjah Norah binti Abdul Rahman (born 4 October 1959) is a former Malaysian politician. She was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tanjong Manis constituency in Sarawak from 2008 until 2018, representing the United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB) in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Norah.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Hajjah
Norah Abdul Rahman
نورة عبدالرحمن
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tanjong Manis, Sarawak
In office
2008–2018
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byYusuf Abd Wahab
Personal details
Born (1959-10-04) 4 October 1959
Crown Colony of Sarawak
Political partyPBB—Barisan Nasional
RelationsAbdul Rahman Ya'kub (father)
Abdul Aziz Isa Marindo (grandnephew)
OccupationPolitician

Norah is the daughter of former Sarawak Chief Minister and Governor Abdul Rahman Ya'kub.[2] Before entering politics, she was a businesswoman.[3] She was elected to Parliament unopposed in the 2008 election, replacing Wahab Dolah as the PBB's nominee for the Tanjong Manis seat. She was re-elected in 2013, winning almost 90% of votes cast to defeat a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate.[4] She did not re-contest the seat in the 2018 election.[5]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: Tanjong Manis, Sarawak[4]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2008 Norah Abdul Rahman (PBB) – – Unopposed – –
2013 Norah Abdul Rahman (PBB) 12,535 89% Jurina Mut (PAS) 1,571 11%

References
  1. "Norah binti Abdul Rahman, Y.B. Datuk Hajah" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. "Former CM's Daughter Likely To Contest in Tanjung Manis". Berita Wilayah. Bernama. 16 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  3. "Victorious Norah Pledges To Help Fellow BN Candidates". Berita Wilayah. Bernama. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. Joseph, JM (20 April 2018). "Tanjung Manis MP Norah not contesting GE14". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 July 2019.


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